Topic: Elections — Neutral reports only
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[2026-01-14 21:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Uganda's government has continued its harsh crackdown on dissent in the country ahead of a Thursday election that the United Nations Human Rights Office says is taking place in an atmosphere of repression and intimidation.
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[2026-01-14 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Critics say the visit may be viewed as the bloc’s new chair endorsing a controversial junta-led election in Myanmar
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[2026-01-14 17:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-01-14 16:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Ahead of Uganda's presidential election on January 15, tensions are running high. Military vehicles and soldiers seem to be on every street corner of Kampala. Though around 21.6 million voters have registered for the 2026 election, many Ugandans doubt the election will proceed in an orderly manner.
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[2026-01-14 14:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Government imposes a blackout as the 81-year-old leader moves to secure a seventh term in Thursday’s election
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[2026-01-14 09:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen appeared court on Tuesday to appeal a previous ruling that barred her from standing for election for five years after defrauding the European Union.
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[2026-01-14 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Nominations received for the Sri Lanka Athletics (SLA) election was closed at the Sports Ministry on Monday. There will be a close battle for the SLA presidency between former SLA president, former Olympian athlete, coach Sunil Gunawardena and former Ananda College athlete, former Ananda OBA President and Olcott schools collective president Bimal Wijesinghe.
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[2026-01-14 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Yevan David saw his challenge end early after a dramatic first-lap crash forced him out of Race 4 at the Formula Regional Oceania Trophy 2026, dealing a tough blow to the young Sri Lankan’s campaign in New Zealand yesterday.
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[2026-01-14 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has informed the current National Olympic Committee (NOC) president, Suresh Subramanian, to hold the election of the National Olympic Committee before next April. This is due to the expiration of the term of the current National Olympic Committee.
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[2026-01-13 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chilean government procures doses of the jab from China for a second year in a row, with nationwide immunisation campaign to begin in March
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[2026-01-13 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lawyers for the broadcaster will argue the Florida court lacks jurisdiction and Trump’s 2024 election win proves he suffered no professional harm
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[2026-01-13 20:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Electoral body labels recount decree ‘unconstitutional’, confirming Trump-backed Nasry Asfura as winner despite outgoing president’s protests
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[2026-01-13 17:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-01-13 06:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is planning to dissolve the country’s Lower House later this month and opt for a snap election likely in February, according to public broadcaster NHK.
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[2026-01-13 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The European Union Election Observation Mission to Bangladesh on Sunday said that they expected that the forthcoming General Elections in the country would be inclusive and participatory.
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[2026-01-13 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Leader cites China as a key trade partner, underscoring a sharp shift from his 2023 campaign attacks to a more pragmatic stance
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[2026-01-12 22:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Le poste de vote n°8 au collège les Pylônes à Cotonou, est l’un des derniers à fermer au petit matin de ce lundi 12 janvier… Officiellement, les bureaux de vote devaient ouvrir à 7 heures pour fermer à 17 heures (heure locale).
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[2026-01-12 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Most financial institutions forecast price gains ranging from 5 to 10 per cent, supported by supply constraints and end-user demand
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[2026-01-12 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The second phase of a military-run election in Myanmar began on Sunday.
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[2026-01-12 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Major producers are suspected of using Beijing’s anti-involution campaign as an excuse to rig prices
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[2026-01-12 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The military-backed party claims to have won 90 per cent of the available seats so far in a poll activists have derided as ‘engineered’
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[2026-01-12 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka will step forward with confidence and ambition as Football Sri Lanka (FSL) fields its national men’s and women’s teams at the inaugural SAFF Futsal Championship 2026, organised by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF), which gets underway today at the Nonthaburi Stadium in Thailand and will run until January 26, with the teams having departed the island yesterday.
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[2026-01-11 18:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former minister and National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa will lead an indefinite satyagraha campaign outside the Ministry of Education tomorrow (12), opposing proposed education reforms and demanding the resignation of Education Minister and Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya.
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[2026-01-11 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: For years, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has tirelessly praised Donald Trump as a "man of peace." He sang the president's praises for brokering the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Orban also repeated Trump's claims that, if he had been US president in 2022, Russia would never have started its war against Ukraine.
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[2026-01-11 04:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-01-10 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The process of forming the 3-week-old right-wing coalition government in Prague after the general election in early October was protracted and difficult. One ministerial post remains empty after backlash against the coalition's preferred candidate. In addition, the requisite vote of confidence for the new Cabinet has not yet been held in the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Czech parliament.
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[2026-01-10 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Property owners of Tuen Mun estate vote to terminate renovation contract with Prestige, citing safety concerns after fatal Wang Fuk Court fire
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[2026-01-10 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wedding betrothal advertisement emblazoned on public bus sparks public anger; officials order institution to stop marketing campaign
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[2026-01-10 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Havelock Sports Club produced a thumping performance to end the unbeaten run of CH and FC with a runaway 39 points (three goals, three tries, one penalty) to 5 (one try) victory in their Maliban Trophy SLR Inter-Club ‘A’ Division League Rugby Tournament match played at Havelock Park yesterday.
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[2026-01-09 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bangladesh’s election, Hasina’s presence in India and Dhaka’s signing of the UN water convention could complicate the 1996 Ganges agreement
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[2026-01-09 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Japanese prime minister has won plaudits at home over her tough stance towards China, but inflation remains a major voter concern
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[2026-01-09 10:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: 17 conservative lawmakers defied party leadership to vote with the Democrats, putting pressure on the Senate to follow suit
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[2026-01-09 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Wealthtrust Securities Limited marked the debut trading of its 71,548,244 ordinary voting shares (Symbol: WLTH.N0000) on the Diri Savi Board of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) yesterday which saw a 167.14% price share increase by the end of the trading day.
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[2026-01-08 15:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s top office overseeing city affairs hails selection of Legco president as a success of ‘patriots ruling Hong Kong’ principle
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[2026-01-08 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Yoon Suk-yeol’s former ruling party has offered a belated mea culpa, but critics see the move as nothing more than a cynical election ploy
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[2026-01-08 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s sports administration moved toward a decisive turning point as Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage announced an emergency meeting of all members of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Sri Lanka on January 13, aiming to finally agree on a date and method to hold long-delayed Annual General Meeting (AGM), after receiving complaints that officials are allegedly holding office illegally beyond their term.
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[2026-01-08 05:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: En Centrafrique, les résultats proclamés mardi par l'Autorité nationale des élections (ANE) "ne sont pas le reflet du vote du peuple, mais le produit d'une fraude massive, organisée, méthodique et couverte par l'ANE elle même", a déclaré Anicet-George Dologuélé au cours d'une conférence de presse ce mercredi (07.01), disant "prendre la parole par devoir envers le peuple centrafricain".
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[2026-01-08 01:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: The year 2025 was politically pivotal: an impeachment, an Interpol arrest, a mid-term election, an unexpected Supreme Court decision, a massive corruption scandal. But 2026 promises, or threatens, to be even more crucial.
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[2026-01-07 23:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Uganda's Electoral Commission has cleared 27 political parties to operate and participate in the January 15 presidential and parliamentary elections.
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[2026-01-07 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lawmakers to choose between Starry Lee and Ronick Chan as divided support and free voting set the stage for a closely fought contest on Thursday
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[2026-01-07 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Portuguese says he plans to use the break in his schedule to ‘see a little bit of Hong Kong’ before refocusing on his quarter-final
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[2026-01-07 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-01-07 13:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-01-07 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Smith follows on from Jennifer Lawrence, Jisoo, Anya Taylor-Joy and Cara Delevingne, who have each brought their own spirit to Dior Beauty
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[2026-01-07 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former Sri Lankan envoy Kana Kananathan has congratulated President Faustin-Archange Touadéra on his successful re-election as President of the Central African Republic (CAR). President Touadéra secured a third term in office with an overwhelming 76.15 percent of the vote yesterday.
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[2026-01-07 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The gazette notification extending the state of emergency by another month was passed without a vote in Parliament yesterday.
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[2026-01-06 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Thailand, the first country in Asia to decriminalise cannabis in 2022, tightens rules to appeal to conservative voters ahead of pivotal election
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[2026-01-06 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Central African Republic's President Faustin Archange Touadera won a third term in last month's election, provisional results showed.
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[2026-01-06 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Team principal Graeme Lowdon says he would have no hesitation in putting Chinese driver behind wheel in grand prix if need arose
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[2026-01-06 20:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Uganda’s authorities have denied reports that they are planning to cut access to the internet during next week’s election.
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